Trousers-creaser.



J. A. DOLEY.

TROUSERS GREASER. .APPLIOATION FILED 11111.15, 1909;

9965912. Patented July 4,1911.

TINTTE STATES PATENT @TTTQE.

JOHN A. DOLEY, OF CALEDONIA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,TO KREESIT COMPANY, OF CALEDONIA, NEW YORK.

TBOUSERS-CREASER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. DOLEY, of Caledonia, in the county ofLivingston and in the State of New York, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Trousers- Creasers, and do herebydeclare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

The object of my invention is to provide a thoroughly efiicient andeasily manipulated device for forming creases in trousers, and to thisend my invention consists in the trousers creaser substantially ashereinafter specified and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of atrousers creaser constructed in accordance with my invention; and Fig. 2a longitudinal section of the same. 7

My invention broadly stated, comprises several, preferably three,straight bars or strips 10 of any material, such as wood, arrangedparallel with each other and hinged or pivotedtogether as by links 11 atsuitable distances apart so that the bars may be moved from or towardeach other by a parallel motion. One of the links, preferably forconvenience sake the one at midlength of the device, is projected at oneend beyond the side of one of the outermost bars to form a handle 12, bymeans of which the described movement of the bars relative to each othermay conveniently be performed. The closing movement of the bars whenproduced by means of the handle, is for the quick and easy clamping ofthe trousers between the bars, while to secure the pressure on thetrousers requisite to crease them, the device is provided with clampingmeans which, as shown, preferably consist of several bolts 13 passingthrough the bars and having at one end heads, and at the opposite endsthreaded to receive thumb nuts lt. Two of the bars are slottedcontiguous to the bolts to permit the longitudinal movement of theclamping and pressing bars that takes place when the bars are moved ontheir link connections to open or close them.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 15, 1909.

Patented July 4., 1911.

Serial No. 472,529.

The links and clamping devices are located midway of the barstransversely to enable the bars at both sides to receive between themtrousers to be creased, as by the employment of the three bars both legsof a pair of trousers may be placed between them at the same timeyitwill be seen that two pairs of trousers may have both legs creased atthe same time, one pair being at one side of the device and the otherpair at the other side of the device.

By reason of the employment of the screw clamping means, a powerfulpressure can be applied to the trousers and yet by reason of the linkconnection between the bars they may be quickly and easily moved eitherto clamping position preliminary to the use of the screw-pressureapplying means, or to open position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A trouserscreaser comprising several parallel bars, links connecting them, andpressure-producing means, said links and pressure-producing means beingsituated be tween opposite sides of the bars, whereby a set of clamps isprovided at each side of the creaser.

2. A trousers creaser comprising three parallel bars, links connectingthem that are pivotally connected to each bar, whereby the two outerbars are simultaneously movable either toward the middle bar or awayfrom the middle bar, and pressure producing means.

3. A trousers creaser comprising three parallel bars, links connectingthem, and pressure-producing means, said links and pressure-producingmeans being situated be tween opposite sides of the bars, whereby twosets of clamps are provided at each side of the creaser.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand.

JOHN A. DOLEY.

Witnesses:

LESTER C. BRQWNELL, ANDREW EDGAR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of IPatents,

' Washington, D. C.

